I want to write about maintaining an art practice through major life changes — moves, new jobs, relationship changes, health issues — because continuity of practice during disruption is a challenge many artists face but few discuss.

The minimum viable practice: I've identified what I need to maintain basic continuity when other demands are maximum. It's thirty minutes a day of any drawing, even just gesture warmup. Thirty minutes is achievable in almost any life configuration. It keeps the habit alive and the hand-eye calibration intact.

What gets sacrificed during disruption: long projects, finished pieces, anything requiring sustained focus. These pause. They don't disappear.

What doesn't get sacrificed: the daily minimum, the habit. Losing the habit is a much bigger cost than losing a project. The habit is the infrastructure; projects are what runs on the infrastructure.